Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] that make [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was absolutely vital if I was ever to ‘ fly ’ her , because it would be the lure of food on my fist that made her come back to me . |
| 2 | In my book that makes you a — ’ |
| 3 | You see , it was really my dad that made me go along with the Church , even though he did n't really involve himself . |
| 4 | Putting a companionable arm round her shoulders that made her shiver with awareness , he urged her in the direction of the village . |
| 5 | She pretended not to see the light in his eyes ; she pretended it was the wind going up her skirt that made her suddenly shiver with apprehension . |
| 6 | Both her mortality and her immortality scared them until they kept their distance , and invented stories about her powers that made them shiver in their bones . |
| 7 | There are some flaws , however , in her behaviour that make her turn out to be not so impressive . |
| 8 | I intended at first only to teach her needlework to qualify her for a genteel position , for you see she has a delicacy in her person that makes it a pity ever to put her to hard work , but she masters everything so fast that now I am desirous to have to divert and entertain me in my thoughtful hours . |
| 9 | ALTHOUGH MANY former RAF Chedburgh , Suffolk , personnel have had cause to return to their old Station , at least 398 have had that choice denied them — although it was their sacrifice that made their colleague 's choice possible . |
| 10 | What if it was her feebleness that made him impatient ? |
| 11 | And the teachers who selected her for the post make it very clear that it was Emily 's ability not her sex that made her first choice . |
| 12 | It was n't as awful as she 'd anticipated , partly because she greatly admired Raimondo 's talent , partly because the audience was so small , just the sheikh , his wives , a handful of retainers , and a couple of the sheikh 's Italian business associates brought along to translate — although one of the businessmen kept giving her glances that made her uncomfortable . |
| 13 | It was the betrayal of her trust that made her flutter with anger . |
| 14 | And it was surely only her memory of her mother that made it repulsive . |
| 15 | There was something about his presence that made her feel calm and peaceful . |
| 16 | On their third night she ordered him quite roughly to bring his legs closer together and found a way of rubbing herself against his knee while sucking at his neck that made him shudder . |
| 17 | Julius stood in the doorway , and there was a bright light in his eyes that made her feel very alarmed . |
| 18 | He smiled suddenly , something in his eyes that made her instantly wary , but when she tried to remove her hand from his arm he covered her fingers with his own and held them there . |
| 19 | But it was n't his deeds that made him a Christian , it was his trust in Jesus Christ . |
| 20 | But there is an interdependence between the various themes in his work that makes it difficult to deal with them in isolation . |
| 21 | His expression was bland , unreadable , but there was a definite glint in his eye that made her pulse begin to race . |
| 22 | ‘ So you 've gone off chocolates , ’ he remarked with a glint in his eye that made her even more wary . |
| 23 | I thought it was really very funny , this long straggly black hair , he looked absolutely miserable , he thought he was now spiritually calm and spiritually sane and he 's got this peculiar thing on his head that makes him look so daft . |
| 24 | Oddly , it was n't his anger that made her eyes prickle and her vision blur . |
| 25 | Blufton gave a puzzled smile — the expression of a bachelor uncle who discovers an everyday object in his pocket that makes his nieces and nephews scream with laughter . |
| 26 | There was something in his voice that made her open her eyes . |
| 27 | There was something in his voice that made her want to throw herself into his arms ; but then she knew that Aggie would n't like that . |
| 28 | There was something in his voice that made her believe he was not speaking from malice himself . |
| 29 | There was something in his voice that made her determined not to look at him . |
| 30 | There was a harsh note in his voice that made her shiver . |